The Edge of the Edge: A Numinous Conversation with Mike Thorn and Kathe Koja at X-R-A-Y Magazine
Mike Thorn and Kathe Koja discuss the concept of numinosity: its permutations in literature in film and the role it plays in our own creative […] More
The Metaculture Reviews Dark Park
The Metaculture has published a review of DARK PARK, Kathe Koja’s sequel to her ground-breaking immersive novel, DARK FACTORY. Dark Park continues the story of […] More
Demode Magazine Talks Dark Park with Kathe Koja
DEMODE featured an interview Kathe Koja in their October 2023 issue. She talks Dark Factory, Dark Park, immersive fiction and more: Q: The book’s premise […] More
Kathe Koja reads from Dark Factory at the Lions in Winter Literary Festival
Kathe Koja read from her book “Dark Factory” at the Lions in Winter Literary Festival. The three invited authors — Taylor Byas (poetry), Kathe Koja […] More
The Metaculture Reviews Sfumato Fragrances’ Dark Park VR Scent.
Kathe Koja is the author of futuristic novel Dark Factory, which examines a possible scenario of nightclubs that either embrace, grapple with, or reject XR technology […] More
Dark Factory is a Litreactor Staff Pick for 2022!
Litreactor staff always put together one of the best “best of” lists around and we were thrilled to see DARK FACTORY on this year’s list! […] More
Spine Magazine: Dark Factory Beginning to End (5): Charlie Athanas, Creative Collaborator, AV/VR Design
Spine Magazine follows the making of Dark Factory “Beginning to End.” Next up: Charlie Athanas, Creative Collaborator, AV/VR Design: SPINE-Beginning to End – Dark Factory: […] More
Spine Magazine: Dark Factory Beginning to End (4): Tricia Reeks, Design
Spine Magazine follows the making of Dark Factory “Beginning to End.” Next up: Tricia Reeks, Design. SPINE-Beginning to End – Dark Factory: Design, Tricia Reeks […] More
Spine Magazine: Dark Factory Beginning to End (3): Tricia Reeks, Publisher
Spine Magazine follows the making of Dark Factory “Beginning to End.” Next up: Tricia Reeks, Publisher. SPINE-Beginning to End – Dark Factory: Publisher: Publicity & […] More
Spine Magazine: Dark Factory Beginning to End (2): Christopher Schelling, Agent
Spine Magazine follows the making of Dark Factory “Beginning to End.” Next up: Christopher Schelling, Agent SPINE-Beginning to End – Dark Factory: Agent, Christopher Schelling […] More
Spine Magazine: Dark Factory Beginning to End (1): Kathe Koja, Author
Spine Magazine follows the making of Dark Factory “Beginning to End.” First up: Kathe Koja, Author. SPINE-Beginning to End – Dark Factory: Author, Kathe Koja […] More
Dark Factory Featured on Booky Call, the Book Lovers Dating App
Want to Dance the Night Away? Now you can date Dark Factory on the Booky Call App (the Tinder for Bibliophiles!) Follow the easy instructions […] More
THE METACULTURE Reviews Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory
Dark Factory feels like it’s been ripped from the memories of current virtual partygoers–and that’s what makes it iconic. … Whether you party or work […] More
LOCUS MAGAZINE REVIEWS DARK FACTORY
Gabino Iglesias reviews Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory for Locus Magazine. Talking about Kathe Koja’s work is never easy, and that’s a good thing. Koja brings […] More
Kathe Koja and John Skipp In Conversation
Kathe Koja spoke with John Skipp about her new immersive novel, Dark Factory! Kathe Koja writes novels and short fiction, and creates and produces immersive […] More
Pure Energy says Daniel Kraus
“Koja writes like she’s an entire collective of artists, senses in overdrive, voracious for the next hit of art that will push them–and us–over the […] More
A TOY, A TOOL, A LEVER: Rebecca Gransden interviews Kathe Koja
Stop by X-R-A-Y Lit Magazine for an insightful interview with Kathe Koja! Masks are signifiers of intent or philosophy, they’re borrowed personality, wearing one is […] More
LA Review of Books Talks to Kathe Koja
Be sure to read “The Fringe Is Where the Fun Really Happens”: A Conversation with Kathe Koja and Rob Latham: Dark Factory was bewildering to me […] More
Sarah Miller on Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory
“There isn’t anywhere I wouldn’t go with Kathe Koja, and the seams of reality are no exception.” –Sarah Miller, author of Caroline and The Borden Murders More
Kathe Koja talks to Rebecca Gransden at X-R-A-Y Lit Magazine
My newest project, Dark Factory, is already so immersive—it’s set in a dance club hovering at the edge of reality, with a site that branches off into […] More
Clubbing in the Future: Dark Factory | Sia at Every Book a Doorway
And of course, we have to talk about the experimental structure of this novel; the inclusion of ‘extras’ such as news articles and interviews with […] More
Wickedly Original and Wild says Lindsay Lerman
“Dark Factory is a wickedly original and wild book—a steadily evolving mystery, an ecstatic search for beauty and reality, a confrontation with our need to […] More
Kathe Koja Shares Ari Regon’s Playlist at Largehearted Boy
Stop by largehearted boy where Kathe Koja shared Ari Regon’s Dark Factory Playlist! And when you are done there, be sure to add your favorite […] More
Dark Factory on TOR’s Can’t Miss List
Thrilled to see Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory on TOR’s can’t miss list of indie press speculative fiction for May & June! What could nightlife look […] More
Koja drags fiction kicking and screaming into the future, where it belongs, says Maryse Meijer
You don’t read Dark Factory so much as slam dance your way through its glittering labyrinth of art, tech, danger, and lust. Meticulously envisioned and impeccably performed, […] More
How Many Books Have You Read That Made You Want to Dance? -Tom Cardamone
‘You can dream while you’re awake.’ She’s done it again: with Dark Factory Kathe Koja spins a nighttime world fully realized and revelatory, all while reaching new […] More
Reading a Koja Novel is Always A Profound Experience -Cory Doctorow
Koja’s Bohemia burns through an eternal now: no one acknowledges their elders, or talks wistfully of the scenes they were born too late to be a […] More
Dark Factory Receives a Booklist Starred Review
Koja’s latest novel seems like a departure from her previous work (like The Cipher, 1991), butthere remains the same interest in altered states of consciousness, […] More
NYT Bestselling Author, S.A. Cosby Calls Dark Factory a Journey into the Throbbing Heart of Creativity
Some writers are born to spin tales from the shadows. Kathe Koja is one such author. Dark Factory is a unique and esoteric experience. A journey into […] More
4 Stars | Dark Factory is a Literary Hallucination says Korey Broderick
KoreyB reviewed Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory. Dark Factory is a literary hallucination delivered in a hurtling, blink and you miss it style full of mind-bending dark […] More
Max Caspar and Kathe Koja at TNBBC’s Indie Ink Runs Deep
Dark Factory’s Max Caspar and Kathe Koja visited TNBBC’s The Next Best Book Blog and talked tattoos for the Indie Ink Runs Deep feature! I […] More
Alma Katsu says Koja proves once again that she is a master of her craft
Visionary. Stunning. A near-future vision of clubbing culture that takes us beyond virtual reality but, at the same time, presents an intimate look at the […] More
Ghoulish Episode 127 | Kathe Koja Talks Immersive Fiction and Dark Factory
GHOULISH, talked at length with Kathe Koja about immersive fiction and Dark Factory. More
This is not a book. This is an unforgettable and transformative experience. -Eric LaRocca
Koja has redefined the possibilities and limits of literature with Dark Factory—a thunderous, all-consuming tour de force executed by one of our finest and most […] More
A Daring Work of Multisensory and Multimedia Immersion says Author Mike Thorn
Dark Factory reminds us that Kathe Koja is not only a great writer, but an important one. Bolstered by inventive audiovisual supplements, the book is […] More
Publishers Weekly Calls Dark Factory an Immersive & Propulsive Cyberpunk Outing
In breathless, careening prose, Koja captures minds that see a thousand worlds at once, lives lived at 150 beats per minute, and the complicated, messy […] More
Kathe Koja on Paper Cuts
Kathe Koja joined Brad Proctor & J. Grell on Paper Cuts Live, a YouTube Show and Podcast. Paper Cuts | Episode 16 – KATHE KOJA […] More
Kathe Koja & Mike Thorn on the Plagued By Visions Show
Kathe Koja writes novels and short fiction, and creates and produces immersive events. Her work has won awards, most recently the Shirley Jackson award for […] More
Q&A with Kathe Koja: What IS Dark Factory?
Readers who watched the trailer and browsed the DarkFactory.club site, and readers who haven’t yet, and fans of nightlife in general, are asking me what […] More
Do the Dark: An In-depth Convo with Nightlife Impresario Ari Regon
by Tom Cardamone | Night Out Magazine
Q: Hi Ari, Tom from Night Out Magazine, here, thanks for taking my call, thank you for inviting us into your world. Can you tell […] More
TNBBC: Dark Factory's Guide to Books & Booze
Our very own Ari Regon stopped by The Next Best Book Club to share Dark Factory’s guide to Books & Booze.
Kathe Koja on the Virtual Memories Show
Writer, performer, director and producer Kathe Koja (https://kathekoja.com) rejoins the show to talk about her new story collection, VELOCITIES (Meerkat Press, https://www.meerkatpress.com/books/ve…. We talk how […] More
